Tom Buchanan, husband of Daisy and nemesis of Jay Gatsby, is probably one of the most unlikeable characters in American fiction - ever. He's arrogant, selfish and thoroughly unempathetic, so it may seem ridiculous to suggest that he deserves our sympathy at all.
But in this video, I make the Devil's Advocate case for why Tom, instead of being a moral monster, should also be viewed as a suffering soul who is the victim of wider tragic forces. (Sorry, Gatsby, you're not the only tragic figure in the novel!) This contains detailed thematic and character analysis, with close reference to moments and quotations from the text.
TIMESTAMPS:
01:54 - Standard interpretation of Tom (a moral monster)
05:50 - Alternative interpretation of Tom (a suffering man)
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